Sporting Clube de Braga vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2022-23

Sporting Clube de Braga

3 – 0

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Fri 30 Dec 2022 · 21:15 UTC Estadio Municipal de Braga HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Florentino Luis

Y 28' Florentino Luis

Ricardo Horta 78' Y

Andre Horta 78' Y

Y 85' Rafa Silva

Y 87' Nicolas Otamendi

Overview

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Sporting Clube de Braga vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio Municipal de Braga.

Sporting Clube de Braga 6 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	7	21
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	7	16
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	7	15
4	CD Santa Clara	7	15
5	FC Arouca	7	11
6	Sporting Clube de Braga	6	11
7	Académico de Viseu FC	7	11
8	CF Estrela da Amadora	7	10
9	Moreirense FC	7	8
10	Gil Vicente FC	6	8
11	CS Marítimo	7	8
12	FC Alverca	7	8
13	FC Famalicão	7	7
14	Vitória SC	7	5
15	CD Nacional	7	4
16	Rio Ave FC	7	4
17	Casa Pia AC	7	4
18	GD Estoril Praia	7	2

Head-to-Head

Sporting Clube de Braga 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2022-12-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2022-04-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6–1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2021-03-21 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-11-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Braga

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	3–0	W
13 Nov	Portimonense SC	A	2–1	W
06 Nov	Casa Pia AC	H	0–1	L
03 Nov	Malmo FF	H	2–1	W
30 Oct	Gil Vicente FC	A	1–0	W
27 Oct	1. FC Union Berlin	A	0–1	L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	0–3	L
13 Nov	Gil Vicente FC	H	3–1	W
06 Nov	GD Estoril Praia	A	5–1	W
02 Nov	Maccabi Haifa FC	A	6–1	W
29 Oct	GD Chaves	H	5–0	W
25 Oct	Juventus FC	H	4–3	W

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Braga		Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#6	Position	#2
11	Points	16
6	Played	7
3 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 1
7	Scored	22
5	Conceded	7
+2	GD	+15
1.83	PPG	2.29
50%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Braga this season

43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Sporting Clube de Braga are 6th (11 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/–

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

8/3

61-75

3/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Braga

Pau Victor Delgado	3 G	1 A
Fran Navarro	1 G

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Vangelis Pavlidis	8 G	2 A
Gianluca Prestianni	5 G	3 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins	2 G	1 A
Rafa Silva	1 G	2 A
Jhon Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio Municipal de Braga!
2' Abel Ruiz adds to his 1 season tally! Sporting Clube de Braga lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
7' Sporting Clube de Braga are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
12' Fredrik Aursnes is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Braga so far.
17' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
22' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
27' A moment of madness from Florentino Luis on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
28' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Florentino Luis.
32' Victor Perea makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Sporting Clube de Braga are in front.
37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
42' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
46' Petar Musa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Florentino Luis at the 46 minute mark.
51' Sporting Clube de Braga is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' Enzo Fernandez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
61' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Braga in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Braga side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
70' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ricardo Horta makes no mistake. 3-0!
71' Sport Lisboa e Benfica ring the changes. Joao Mario has done his job and it is now time for Julian Draxler to step up.
74' The crowd applauds Iuri Medeiros as he leaves the pitch. Hernani Infande steps in for Sporting Clube de Braga.
78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ricardo Horta.
82' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Braga — Andre Castro on, Andre Horta off on 82 minutes.
85' Rafa Silva catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nicolas Otamendi on 87 minutes.
88' The Sporting Clube de Braga manager makes a substitution. Ricardo Horta departs to be replaced by Rodrigo Gomes.
89' The supporters are chanting for Rodrigo Gomes. He replaces Ricardo Horta on 89 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Braga Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Simon Banza
3
Vitor Tormena ↑ 74'
12
Tiago Sa
88
Andre Castro ↑ 82'
7
Rodrigo Gomes ↑ 88'
71
Hernani Infande ↑ 74'
99
Vitor Oliveira ↑ 82'
24
Bruno Rodrigues
14
Alvaro Djalo

Coach Artur Jorge

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Gilberto ↑ 71'
31
Gil Dias
93
Julian Draxler ↑ 71'
22
Chiquinho ↑ 89'
77
Helton Leite
4
Lucas Verissimo
91
Morato
33
Petar Musa ↑ 46'

Coach Roger Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafa Silva	6
Pizzi	5
Ricardo Horta	4
Haris Seferovic	3
Everton	3
Darwin Nunez	3
Alejandro Grimaldo	2
Iuri Medeiros	2

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Braga Form

2022-12-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-11-13 Portimonense SC 1–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-11-06 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Casa Pia AC L 2022-11-03 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Malmo FF W 2022-10-30 Gil Vicente FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2022-10-27 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-12-30 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-11-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Gil Vicente FC W 2022-11-06 GD Estoril Praia 1–5 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-11-02 Maccabi Haifa FC 1–6 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-10-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 GD Chaves W 2022-10-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–3 Juventus FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.47 Sporting Clube de Braga xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga35% Draw24% Sport Lisboa e Benfica41%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Braga or Draw

58%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

65%

Sporting Clube de Braga or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Braga23% Draw41% Sport Lisboa e Benfica36%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Braga win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10%

1 – 2

8.8%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

6.2%

1 – 3

5.8%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

1 – 0

2 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Braga

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Braga covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	20%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Braga keeps clean sheet

14% ✗

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.